Dinosaur Tracks/Fossils

25 years since the discovery that changed Tumbler Ridge

July 30, 2000 didn’t start out feeling like an auspicious day. Indeed, for Mark Turner, then 11 and Daniel Helm, then 8, it was...

Final Shot.

Tumbler Ridge has a new trackway. District staff took and painted these tracks at the crosswalk between the Visitor Information Centre and the new,...

Introducing: Ruopodosaurus

Tumbler Ridge is known for its dinosaur trackways. Back in 2000, Daniel Helm and Mark Turner made the first discovery while tubing down Flatbed Creek. Since...

New tracks discovery

The paleontological discoveries keep on coming. This time, it’s a Cretaceous era track, track known as Magnoavipes. The name means “big bird-foot”, and what exactly a...

Geopark and Museum finally getting funding

After nearly four years without funding from the Regional District, the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark and Tumbler Ridge Museum are finally getting their...

Museum looking to extend funding for four years

2023 was on track to be the best year ever for the Tumbler Ridge Museum. According to Executive Director Zena Conlin, 2023 started off with...

Two new fossils recovered by museum

On September 16, a group of 11 volunteers from the Tumbler Ridge Museum (TRMF) were joined by folks from Ridge Rotors and the District...

Dino discoveries continue

The 2023 field season has been very productive for researchers at the Tumbler Ridge Museum, leading to many new discoveries of dinosaur tracks and...

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